Furious 7 has become the biggest opening of 2015 by raking-in 240.4million dollars at the weekend international box office and has overall cashed –in 384 million dollars, it has been revealed.
The Fast and Furious franchise directed by James Wan and produced by Neal Moritz and Vin Diesel has also become the Universal’s biggest opening till date and is the 3rd highest-grossing international opening weekend of all time behind ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ and ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, Deadline.com reported.
‘Furious 7’ starring Diesel and late Paul Walker in the lead role, has already outpaced ‘Fast and Furious 6’ by about 50percent abroad. Tracking well ahead of ‘Fast and Furious 6’, the latest one is the best debut of any film in the ‘Fast’ franchise in each territory and, in 25 territories including such key markets as Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy and Mexico, it is the studio’s top opening day ever.